D'Addario Woodwinds Mitchell Lurie Premium Bb Clarinet Reeds - Filed, Featuring Thinner Tip, Thicker Spine - Strength 2.5, 5-Pack

These work well and sound amazing

First time using this reed. Very pleased with bright sound and louder than same strength Vandoren reeds. I need more power when I play in a polka band and these are just right.

I hadn't played my clarinet since elementary school. I recently got my clarinet out only to discover that I had no reeds or cork grease in my case (probably a good thing--I hate to think of what shape they'd be in after 30 years). Since there is no musical instrument store locally, I went through Amazon to purchase my reeds. I purchased these Mitchell Lurie Premium reeds based on their low price, plus the fact that I could purchase cork grease from the same company at the same time. As I recall, I paid $1.25 per bamboo reed in 1970, so I was surprised that the price for good reeds had not escalated over the years. [Cork grease, on the other hand...]I was expecting these reeds to be plastic so was pleasantly surprised to find that these reeds are bamboo and seemingly of good quality. Strength 2.5 might be a little stiff for an 'Age 11 Beginner Who Has Just Picked Up Her Clarinet for the First time in 30 Years'--but, hey, who's listening to me play other than me?Even after 30 years I still remember the basic ABC finger scale. You know, it's kind of like riding a bicycle--you never forget how. But What I need now is a book with easy songs to play and explanations on how, for People Who Have Not Touched Their Clarinet For 30 Years and Don't Remember What To Do With All Those Other Keys. I don't want to hire a music teacher--after all, I'm not being sought out by a jazz band for my talent, so there's no monetary future in it. I can't justify the cost of clarinet lessons since I'd just be playing by myself. I'm not even talented enough for a group that's gathering just for fun. So if anyone out there knows of a good self-tutorial book on the clarinet for someone like me, who's picked the clarinet up again after 30 years just for fun, please let me know the name of the book.

My son plays the clarinet and he likes these reeds. Every time he is down to his last one, we place an order for a new pack. They last just as long as the ones that came with the Clarinet.

I bought these awhile ago and they were perfect for my clarinet

For the past several years I've used nothing but Vandoren and Rico reeds, but they haven't been as good as these are.My last box of 3.0 Vandoren reeds only had about three out of ten good, working reeds. The others were trash straight out of the box. I've also tried Vandoren 3.5, which is way too hard to blow for any quality or loud sound.I've had Rico at 3.0, too soft, and 3.5 is similar to the Vandoren 3.0's, but again it depends on how many are actually good out of the box.This was the first time I tried Mitchell Lurie reeds 3.0, and the first one was good out of the box. The sound was clear and loud. I'm anxious to try any of the other four in the box, but so far I have a good impression of the fact that one out of five was very good. That's already equivalent to two out of ten in the Vandoren box being good. I think that these may be my go-to reeds in the future for great quality.

I have been playing clarinet for almost 25 years and these reeds have great consistency (when compared to vandoren) they are nice and thin I prefer the filed premium ones... makes it easy to bend notes so great for jazz and good for beginners to learn proper embouchure for correct tones

Loved it

I am a very happy with these reeds so easy to get to high notes wish I had known about them before now, I have been playing the clarinet for about 18months and they are by far the easiest to blow and a good sound I only bought 5 to try them and I will be ordering more, they took 2 days by post excellent 🎶

useful

My daughter, really likes these...They work well..

J'ai testé les Mitchell Lurie en force 3.0 (équivalent à du 2 ou 2,5 chez Vando classique). Son chaud, assez large, émission facile. Elles vont bien pour le jazz. Pas de mauvaise surprise, elles sont régulières (5 bonnes sur 5).

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